2008 Football Roster
Roster
John Brown
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lakeland
- High School:
- Lakeland
2008: Dressed for the season-opener against Miami, but was sidelined after having surgery on his right wrist on Sept. 16β¦ 2007: True freshman defensive lineman who earned a medical redshirt and did not see action in any gameβ¦ PREP: Rated No. 3 among defensive tackles by ESPN.com and No. 5 by Scout.comβ¦ Helped lead Lakeland to its 45th-consecutive win, third-consecutive Class 5A state championship and its second-straight USA Today national championship with 11.5 sacks, 53 solo tackles and 94 total tackles during his senior seasonβ¦ Was chosen as the Lakeland Ledgerβs 2006 Defensive Player of the Year after a crucial tackle in the final minutes of overtime to secure his teamβs victoryβ¦ A Class 5A all-state team selection following both his junior and senior seasonsβ¦ During his junior year, he collected 93 tackles, four sacks and two fumble recoveriesβ¦ Recorded 70 tackles and 10 sacks as a sophomoreβ¦ High school coach was Bill Castleβ¦ PERSONAL: Born June 6, 1988β¦ A social and behavioral sciences major.
